Penn State baseball: Akron zips past Nittany Lions 11-2

Some tough pitching and sloppy defense combined for a rough day for the Penn State baseball team.

Akron’s Jon Pusateri pitched six strong innings while the Nittany Lion defense committed four errors in an 11-2 loss to the Zips on Tuesday afternoon.

Pusateri (2-8), who entered the game with a 9.41 ERA, gave up four hits, a walk and one earned run over six innings.

The Nittany Lions (12-31) used eight pitchers, with Neal Herring pitching the first three innings for the loss, striking out four, allowing five hits and giving up just two runs — both unearned. Only three of the 11 runs allowed were earned, and Penn State pitchers also hit a batter and unloaded four wild pitches.